Carlo Pernat, manager of Enea Bastianini, tells how contracts and sponsors are important in managing a driver.
Enea Bastianini and Pecco Bagnaia are teammates in the garage, but there will be no discounts on the track. We bet, to hear the words of Charles Pernat, historical figure of the MotoGP paddock and manager of the rider from Romagna who from this year will race with the Ducati of the factory team. It will be a thrilling battle between two roosters in the same henhouse, aware that they have to work together for the evolution of the Desmosedici GP23, but there are also good money at stake.
The four victories and the third place in the final standings in 2022 have allowed a Aeneas Bastianini to collect important extra bonuses and the transition to the official team will guarantee him an almost tripled salary. Sums that could further triple if the ‘Beast’ manages to win the World Cup or finish again in the top three. As explained by his manager in an interesting and long interview given to Franco Bobbiese on his YouTube program “Sportaction / PaddockTV”. Topics that usually no one talks about in public, but Pernat is a separate chapter and therefore highly appreciated by the public.
Contracts and sponsors of Enea Bastianini
At the basis of the challenge between Bastianini and Bagnaia last season there was also a big pile of money at stake. Pecco was now launched in the run-up to the title, but even Enea up to the middle of the championship and beyond could still fight for the victory of the World. There was a lot of talk about team games at Ducati, which never happened. The Reds had such a supremacy after the summer break as to make the table tactics useless.
Carlo Pernat recalls those hectic weeks where both the drivers of the Ducati they aspired to victory. “Enea was fighting for the World Cup or at least for the top three positions. Economically, it’s worth a lot of money. Many times I’ve asked Ducati to guarantee us at least third place, but there has always been a delay“. Enea knew that the assault on the title would be difficult, but she tried until the end, aware that she could put a seal on the top-3, an objective she then achieved in the last race at the Ricardo Tormo in Valencia.
After all, he wanted to make money once he signed the contract for the Ducati factory. Ahead of him is a two-year gold that he will rise on the basis of the results. “It’s not just Ducati, we have Alpinestars, KYT, Tissot of which Enea will be ambassador in the world for three years and other sponsors with decent bonuses. There’s a big difference between the first and second course… Managing a pilot is like managing a company“.
